https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Mario Draghi, the man credited with saving the eurozone in 2012, is now being asked to help rescue Italy from a political and economic crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20210203/super-mario-would-draghi-be-able-to-lead-italy-out-of-its-crisis Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:05:33 +0100 super-mario-would-draghi-be-able-to-lead-italy-out-of-its-crisis Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte took office with no political experience, but has proved remarkably adept at staying in power - so far. https://www.thelocal.it/20210126/profile-italys-giuseppe-conte-from-populist-puppet-to-political-survivor Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:19:47 +0100 profile-italys-giuseppe-conte-from-populist-puppet-to-political-survivor Former prime minister Matteo Renzi has reclaimed the spotlight with a manoeuvre that risks toppling the government - and leaving him more unpopular than before. https://www.thelocal.it/20210119/profile-who-is-matteo-renzi-the-wrecker-of-italian-politics Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:45:01 +0100 profile-who-is-matteo-renzi-the-wrecker-of-italian-politics Convicted as a murderer for bloodshed in the 1970s, former leftwing Italian activist Cesare Battisti, who was caught in Bolivia, has spent almost four decades on the run, detailing his experiences in a string of acclaimed thrillers. https://www.thelocal.it/20190113/who-is-cesare-battisti-the-convicted-murderer-who-spent-a-life-on-the-run Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:57:16 +0100 who-is-cesare-battisti-the-convicted-murderer-who-spent-a-life-on-the-run